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I've done coke, meth, acid, ecstasy, heavy amounts of opiates and I had been a full on alcoholic for years and I stopped all of those, quite easily as well. Cigarettes are another story tho.
One time I tried quitting cigarettes cold turkey and had a mild heart attack.
I've gotten close before but I just end up back here smoking.
Nicotine is by far the most addictive drug I've ever taken.
Definitely. I'm sure that the experience is also different for different people, but ~~overall~~ for me, it was really hard to get rid of. I was basically non-functioning for about 2 weeks, when I quit cold turkey last year, and I still get cravings every now and then, and I still don't feel "the same", just, in an overall psychological/bodily way that is hard to convey. Also, the (unwanted) weight gain after I quit was very much an unfortunate reality.
That is probably not the experience everyone has, different physiologies and psychological factors and all that, but I am certainly not the only person I anecdotally heard from, that had an intense struggle with the stuff. And it's also not the first time I heard from other people having gone through other addictions mentioning, that nicotine is the one they struggled with the most, or are still struggling with.
Bottom line: Don't start with nicotine, it really is not worth it. And if you are already caught up in it, and are one of the people that just can't quit - don't feel like you are weak or anything like that. Nicotine really is that addictive.